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by Natasha Matteliano

The Panther Drive Bridge is now open again. School administrators, members of the board of education and the architect company gathered to celebrate and cut the ribbon to open the bridge, which is now open for vehicle and pedestrian access. A little over three months is what it took to replace Panther Bridge and hard work from Young+Wright Architectural allowed the project to come to fruition on time with the school’s capital project plan. The bridge, now connecting Gowanda to the school, has an estimated lifespan of 75 years.